IsHobbyLobbyClosingAllTheirStores?
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Updated The recirculation of a several-year-old, misleadingly headlined news story has spread the mistaken belief that the Hobby Lobby chain is closing.
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Mother and 3 Kids Found Dead, Dad Arrested
Jul 19th, 2017 The same fake news report of an estranged husband who murdered his wife and three children has been spread via multiple domains to target varying locales throughout the U.S.
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‘Civil Rights’ House Bill Would Target Protections For Transgender People
Jul 19th, 2017 While some activists say the bill has little chance of passing, others are fearful that it could impact civil rights laws on a wider scale.
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Is This the 1898 Oklahoma Tornado?
Jul 19th, 2017 A centuries-old photograph purportedly showing a tornado in Oklahoma is actually an early example of composite photography.
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Did Barack Obama Say ‘The Country Owes Me a Debt of Gratitude’?
Jul 19th, 2017 Unreliable web sites stoked partisan rancor by attributing a fake, self-aggrandizing quote to former President Barack Obama.
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Home Pregnancy Tests Detect Testicular Cancer?
Updated A home pregnancy kit can detect testicular cancer in some circumstances, but it's not a reliable diagnostic test.
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Federal Judge Orders Chris Tomlin to Stop Adding Choruses to Perfectly Good Hymns?
Jul 19th, 2017 A satirical article said that Christian singer-songwriter Chris Tomlin was legally blocked from writing certain types of songs.
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John McCain No Longer a Senator?
Jul 19th, 2017 A 2016 opinion piece was plagiarized in July 2017, complete with a click-bait headline.
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Trump had Second, Previously Undisclosed Meeting With Putin in Germany
Jul 19th, 2017 A spokesman in the Trump administration downplayed the encounter as "a conversation over dessert."
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Did DJ Khaled Break a Horse’s Back By Riding on it?
Jul 18th, 2017 A fabricated story lead to widespread unfounded criticism of the hip-hop producer.
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Did President Trump Say ‘Eventually We Will Get Something Done’?
Jul 18th, 2017 The president made the comment, which was captured by a Fox News graphic, in regards to health care.
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Can U.S. Birth Certificates Unlock Hidden ‘Strawman’ Financial Accounts?
Updated A specious theory that the U.S. has turned citizens into "collateral" was developed by a convicted forger with ties to white nationalists.
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Lawn Jockeys Were Underground Railroad Symbols?
Updated A viral Facebook post described these common lawn ornaments as symbolic aids to escaping slaves on the Underground Railroad, but scant evidence supports that version of history.
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Do Detergent Pods Clog Drains?
Jul 18th, 2017 A viral Facebook post claimed laundry detergent pods clog drains, but it is unclear whether the issue is widespread.
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Body of a Waitress Pulled from the Clintons’ Burned-out Guest House?
Jul 18th, 2017 A satirical web site published yet another fake story linking the Clintons to a fabricated death.
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Donald Trump Wrote that Being an Atheist Gives Him a Business Edge?
Jul 18th, 2017 A fake Art of the Deal quote was shared as meme in mid-2017.
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The ‘Untitled’ Byrds Album
Updated How Columbia Records mistakenly released a Byrds album without a title due to a miscommunication.
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Bull Shark Caught in Ohio River?
Updated A shark supposedly caught in the Ohio River near Indiana was actually captured from the Brisbane River in Australia.
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New Video Editing Tool Would Make it Possible to Put Words in Politicians’ Mouths
Jul 18th, 2017 Media outlets have already described the technology as 'scary' because of its potential for misuse.
